LOS ANGELES (WNCN) – In a nail-biting finish,
Alabama survived and advanced on Thursday night, winning 89-87 over the Tar Heels to move onto the Elite 8 of the 2024 NCAA Tournament. The last time the North Carolina and Alabama men’s
basketball teams played, it was also an incredibly tight match up. One, two and even three overtimes wasn’t enough — they needed four extra periods to settle the score. That game on Nov. 27, 2022, a high-scoring 103-101 affair won by Alabama, was a battle for third place in the Phil Knight Invitational in Portland, OR. In tonight’s contest, a lot more was on the line and again went to Alabama.